Bleeding Love

c h a p t e r 26

The car ride was a dance party. Alex blasted, "Hotline Bling" and began to sing horribly. Courtney couldn't contain her laughter and was clutching her side. Nick plugged his ears and screamed, "Shut the f*ck up! Shut the f*ck up!" It was a sight that would never get old.

"You use to call me on your cellphone!" Courtney belches the lyrics.

It was sang miserably off key. I'm surprised we haven't crashed the car yet. Soon enough, we made it back to the apartments. It was around 12:30 AM when we made it back. Courtney had a friend that she made a week ago watch her children and she went up to pay her with Alex. Being the lazy sloth I was, I didn't feel like getting out of the car.

Nick eyed me, "You coming?"

"Carry me please?" I pout, putting my arms up.

He chuckles and scoops me up, bridal style. It felt so nice not to walk up those stairs. This night was so much fun and I didn't want it to end. It was just getting started! Nick made it up to my apartment where Alex and Courtney were busy smoothing each others faces off. We both look at each other and scream.

"O-M-G! Cooties dude!" Nick imitates a young girls voice.

"Oh, my virgin eyes!" I scream, causing them both to look up and throw a shoe at us. Nick and I giggled and ran to his apartment.

"Would you like to stay the night, my fair lady?" Nick asks, bowing towards.

"Why, thank you young sir!" I bow back and run into his bedroom.

I threw myself onto his fluffy, grey comforter that was lying on the bed. The view was visible in his bedroom as well. Nick joins me, kicking off his shoes and lying across the bed like he had just ran a marathon. For some reason, I was feeling really energetic and silly. And I'm not even drunk!

"Is it bad that I'm not tired?" I roll over, facing Nick.

He flashes me an award winning smile, "Not at all, gorgeous."

His compliments always makes me blush like there's no tomorrow. I wanted to spend this night messing around with Nick. No, not sex. Just goofing around and telling stories. Sex wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't deathly afraid of intimacy. Warren took my virginity without me even agreeing to it. It was the worst experience of my life.

"I'm going to get some snacks. Try and find something good that's on." He instructs and leaves me at it.

I channel surf through all the channels. There were chick flicks, horror movies, and crime shows. Now we're talking. I've always dreamt about being an detective. Something about solving mysteries enlightened me. Yet, my math scores sucked ass and I highly doubt they'd need me with my past experiences.

"I got popcorn!" Nick hands me the bowl and I begin to shove some into my mouth.

We decided on Criminal Minds. Both of us bet who was the murderer and Nick ended up being correct. I would never live down his bragging, thus I took a pillow and swatted at him lightly. He looked at me, taken back by my actions.

Aubrey, he's going to punish you for what you did!

I scold myself, damn it! Why would I do such a thing? I shouldn't have done it, he's going to hurt me. Nick launches himself at me and I prepare myself for a slap to the face. Instead, I feel his fingers dancing across my stomach. Then, I began to squirm all over the place. He was only tickling me.

"Nick- stop! I-I can't breathe!" I hit him with the pillow once again and he chuckles.

His arms wrap around me and picks me up but he waist. I tried hitting him again and bam! All the feathers bursted out like fireworks exploding. Nick gasped and looked at me, a grin sneaking onto his face.

"It just happened?" I laughed and tried to run away.

However, I didn't get far because he caught by arm and tossed me onto the bed, gently. I squealed with excitement, he wouldn't stop tickling me. Feathers were falling down everywhere, it looked like a blizzard. One feather got sucked into Nick's mouth when he inhaled.

"Oh my gosh!" I laugh even harder, making my stomach hurt.

Nick coughed and there came out the feather. He went cross eyed just staring at it and he looked plain dumbfounded.

"How does that even happen?" He asks while chuckling to himself.

I was finally exhausted from all this tickling and pillow fighting. With a yawn, I fell against his soft mattress and snuggled myself beneath the covers. Nick notices and gets up to change into pajama pants and no shirt. I swear, he was born to be a god. His body was detailed to every last crevice. His air looked sexy even when it was all messed up. Nick's face was just a work of art itself.

"Eager to see more?" Nick jokes and I cover my face, rolling over to lay on my stomach.

Nick joins me, flipping through the channels to find us a movie. I sit up, grabbing the bowl of popcorn and instructed Nick to keep his mouth open so I could throw some in it. With one try, his mouth snatched the popcorn and chewed it graciously. He is truly something. I eat the last bit and move closer to Nick.

He lays his arm above my head, resting on the pillows. His whole right side was open and I couldn't resist. Friends snuggle together all the time. I scoot closer and rest my head against his chest. He sucked in a breath and wrapped his arm tightly around me. It felt like I belonged here.

"Aub, what are you doing to me?" Nick runs his fingers through my hair, making my eyes droop.

"You're my best friend, Nicholas." I yawn, looking up at him.

I close my eyes, ready to fall asleep to the sound of Nick's peaceful breathing and his beating heart. He thought I didn't hear what he said, but I did. Just barely.

"I wish I could be something more."